12-year-old Alexis Bortell is spearheading a campaign to legalize medical marijuana across the country. Bortell and her family were forced to move to Colorado so she could have access to medical marijuana to help relieve the symptoms of her epilepsy. Bortell has since been prescribed a drop of liquid THC twice a day. "I have intractable epilepsy, so I have seizures that traditional medications wouldn't really help,” Bortell told KDVR. Since taking the drug, Bortell says it’s been over two years since she last had a seizure. However federal laws prohibit her from taking medical marijuana to her home state of Texas. “I would like to be able to visit my grandparents without risking being taken to a foster home,” she said.Currently, marijuana is classified as a Schedule One drug by the Drug Enforcement Agency. A Schedule One classification means marijuana is poses a national safety issue with the potential for abuse. Now Bortell has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to legalize the use of medical marijuana nationwide. A court struck down the federal government's first motion to dismiss the case, clearing the way for the suit to continue. Others have joined in on the lawsuit, including another child, a marijuana advocacy group, a military veteran and former Denver Broncos player Marvin Washington.

LARKSPUR, Colo. —

12-year-old Alexis Bortell is spearheading a campaign to legalize medical marijuana across the country.

Bortell and her family were forced to move to Colorado so she could have access to medical marijuana to help relieve the symptoms of her epilepsy. Bortell has since been prescribed a drop of liquid THC twice a day.

Since taking the drug, Bortell says it’s been over two years since she last had a seizure. However federal laws prohibit her from taking medical marijuana to her home state of Texas.

“I would like to be able to visit my grandparents without risking being taken to a foster home,” she said.

Currently, marijuana is classified as a Schedule One drug by the Drug Enforcement Agency. A Schedule One classification means marijuana is poses a national safety issue with the potential for abuse.

Now Bortell has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to legalize the use of medical marijuana nationwide.

A court struck down the federal government's first motion to dismiss the case, clearing the way for the suit to continue. Others have joined in on the lawsuit, including another child, a marijuana advocacy group, a military veteran and former Denver Broncos player Marvin Washington.